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And, in further pursuance of the said Act, the TRANSFER BOOKS of the COMPANY will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, thy' 25th day of August instant, and will not be RE-OPENED un'il THURSDAY, the 6th day of September next. ROBERT BARBOUR, Chairman of the Board of Directors. 2 3, Bond-street, Manchester, Aug. 13, 1838. WITH VVHICII TIl E " TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. No. 14,340. LO DON,FRIDAY EVEN ING, AUGUST 24, 1838. PRICE sd. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a Cv .se GORDON v. GREEN, all Persons claiming to be First Cousins of ANN ANDERSON, late of Windsor, in the County of Perks, Spinster, who died in the month of December, 1835, living at her death, and the legal per sonal Representative or Representatives of any such First Cousins who have since died, are forthwith to come in and prove their Claims before Sir GIFFI WiLsoN, one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London : or, in default thereof, they will be ex cluded the benefit of the said Decree. G. CLARK, Plaintiff's Solicitor, 64, Old Broad-street. Dated the 13th day of August, 1838. STEAM TO ST. PETERSBUIIGH, Calling at Helsenburgh and Copenhagen. The ST. GEORGE STEAM PACKET COMPANY'S well known Steam Shin SIRIUS, Lieut. M. MORIARTY, R. N„ Commander, with Letter Bags from the Post-office, will SAIL from off the London Docks, taking Goods and Passengers, for the above 'Ports, on SATURDAY MORNING, Ist September, at Eight o'clock, returning from St. Petersburgh on the 15th. Cabin Fare to St. Petersburgh, 15 guineas ; Second Cabin 10 guineas. To llelsenburgh or Copenhagen, Cabin Fare, 7 guineas; Second Cabin, 4 guineas. Further information afforded on application at the Spread Eagle, Regent Circus, Piccadilly ; 61, Charing Cross; 18, Strand ; 56, Haymarket ; or at the Company's Office, 137, Leadenhall-street. THE MOON. LONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. Incorporated by Act of Parliament 15th July, 1837. CALL for the THIRD INSTALMENT of 31. per Share. Notice is hereby given that the Directors of the London and Brighton Railway Company have this day made a CALL of 31. per Share in this undertaking, and that the same is directed to be paid on or before the 17th day of October next, to either of the undermentioned Bankers, viz.:— London—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths; Messrs. Hankey. Liverpool and Manchester—The Manchester and Liverpool Dis trict Bank, on account of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Brighton —Messrs. Wigney and Co. ; Messrs. Hall, West, Borrer, and Hall. Lewes—Messrs. Molyneua and Co. Glasgow.—The Glasgow Union Bank. Proprietors of Shares in this undertaking are therefore requested to pay the same accordingly. JOHN HARMAN, Chairman. London and Brighton Railway Office, 10, Angel-court, Throgrnorton-street, Aug. 23, 1838. THE AUSTRALASIAN LOAN COMPANY. In‘tituted for the purpose of Advancing Sums of Money upon Land e d P r operty and other Real Securities, in the several Colo nies and Settlements of Australasia. Capital £300,000. The Directors of this Company do hereby give notice that they are now ready to receive Applications as undermentioned, viz.:— For the Investment of Sums of Money on the Security of Landed Property in Australia, and for the Negociation or Collection of Bills of Exchange upon parties residing in the Colony of New South Wales. Applications for the remaining Shares, and other Communica tions respecting the Company, may be addressed, post paid, to the undersigned. By order of the Directors, FREDERIC BOUCHER, Manager. Temporary Office, 29, Tokenhouse-yard, London. L ONDON CAOUTCHOUC COMPANY, Established by Act of Parliamant, Warehouse, No. 36, King -street, Cheapside, London. The attention of the Trade, Merchants, and the Public is in vited to the undermentioned articles manufactured by the Company the PATENT ELASTIC BANDS for driving machi nery, &c., Ropes for Coal and other Mines, &c., Waterproof Cloths and Waterproof Garments of all descriptions, free from dis agreeable odour, India Rubber elastic Webs for Braces, Ladies' S tays, Ladies' Boots, Belts, Surgical Bandages, Horse Rollers, Saddle Girths, &c., Stationers' Rubber, Sheet Rubber for shoes, te., Waterproof Paste for leather, &c., Waterproof Canvass for Tarpauli ns , Hammock Cloths, Cart Tilts, Rick Cloths, Tents, tuckets, improved Tubings, Hose, &c. The PATENT ELAS TIC BANDS for driving machinery are particularly recommended to the notice of ENGINEERS, MANUFACTURERS, and Others. These hands, both round and flat of all sizes, will be found far superior to gut, leather, &c., owing to their greater durability and to their effecting a considerable saving of power and a dimi nished wear and tear of machinery. Numerous testimonials of the important advantages of the patent elastic bands from eminent practical men may be seen at the Company's offices. W. WARNE, Secretary. PARISH OF ST. GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE. To BUTCHERS, MEALNIEN, CHEESEMONGERS, CORN CHANDLERS, GROCERS, MILKMEN, POTATOE "EALERS, OIL and TALLOW-CHANDLERS, WINE and S PIRIT -MERCHANTS, COLOURMEN, and COFFIN MAKERS. Such Persons as are willing to CONTRACT with the GO r,VERNORS and DIRECTORS of the POOR of the said PA - H, for supplying the WORKHOUSES for Six Months, from the 29th day of September, 1838, to the 25th day of March, 1839, may deliver in their sealed Proposals at the Board Room in Mount- Street, on or before Nine o'clock on WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of September. Persons tendering are desired to be in attendance, "no to take notice that all offers must be made upon, and strictly accordance with, the printed form of tender, which may be ob tained on application to the Master of the Workhouse in Mount gireet, as well as any further Particulars. By Order, T. B. CHAPPELL, Vestry Clerk. TO NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN. tAND AGENCY WANTED.—An active and i experienced middle-aged man, who has had the full and entire management, for the last fifteen years , of Large Landed .s tates—who is at the head of his profession, and is an excellent '"'an of business—who can be most highly recommended, and give security to any amount—is in want of the situation of LAND AGENT or Agent and Steward's departments. Letters ' postage paid, addressed T. T. , P o s t-office, Worcester, Will be promptly attended to. Aug. 21, 1838. 70 MASTER PRINTERS AND NEWSPAPER PRO PRIETORS. _ _ - - IlAdvertiser, who has been accustomed to the generality of London work, and latterly fulfilled the duties VReader and Compositor on a Weekly Journal, is desirous of ob tri„ng a similar ENGAGEMENT in the COUNTRY ; or as e -4 AKER.up and ASSISTANT READER on a Country Newspaper or singl a COMPOSITOR. :No obj ect i on to distance. References can be given as to capacity. Letters (the postage of which it is respectfully requsted may be paid) addressed to X. Y. 'l., No. 1, Edmond-place, Aldersgatc sLrettllyin receive immediate attention. TO PRIVATE FAMILIES AND ECONOMISTS. CHEAP WINES and SPIRITS. WINES. • PORTS. PER DOZ. Stout Wine, from the wood 24s. Fine old ditto, ditto Good crusted ditto > Superior old ditto 34s. Very curious of the most celebrated vintages 4os. and 465. Fine old crusted ditto in pints and half pints ssdeu, first quality 2Bs. CAPES. Good stout Wine 111,10 Sherry flavour l7s. Superior ditto, very fine Gem:dile Pontac, excellent SHERRIES. Very Good 22s. f.'(telient ditto, pale or brown 2Bs. rine old ditto, straw coloured... Very superior ditto Nlarwla first quality 24s. Fine eid Rota Tent Old Lisbon and Mountain llucellas, excellent West India Madeira 34s. Old East India ditto, very fine s2s. 58s. Sparkling Champagne 6os. 70s. Clarets A Large Assortment of Wines always on Draught. SPIRITS. GALLON. lio; ly Rectified Spirit of Wine 2os. N, i Gin, of the first quality Bs. Od. to 9s. 4d. m.ule, ,celebrated Old Tom los. 6d. The B es t Old Jamaica Rum l2s. Od. 13s. 4d. Very G oo d french Brandy The best Old Ditto, very excellent 265. 6d. Irish and Scotc i : iVhiskies, genuine from the Still . l2s. Od. 16s. Od. . Patent brandy . , 18s. Od. _Pine Old Rum Shrub l2s. 6d. :Settles hampers, &c., to be paid for on delivery, and the amoun 111,wed when returned. IVo Orders from the Country can be attended to without a Re. tab rule. W. MOULS, Jo. 8, lIIGH-STREET. NEWINGTON-BUTTS. -....._ Mit. COCKLE'S FA PIL. PATRONIZE MILY ANTIBILIOUS .LS. .1) BY TIIE Bishop of Norwich Bishop of Salisbury Bishop of Peterborough Bishop of Ely Bishop of Gloucester Bishop of Chichester Bishop of Worcester Bishop of Hereford Bishop of St. Asaph Bishop of Bangor Bishop of Llandaff Bishop of Calcutta Right Hon. J. A. Murray, :Lord Advocate of Scotland Right Hon. R. C. Fergusson, M.P. Right Hon.,Poulett Thomson, M.P. Hon. Sir Edward ('ust, K.C.11. Hon. Fox Manic, M.P. Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P. Sir Henry Wheatley, G.C.H. Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., M.P. Sir Gerard Noel, Bart., M.P. Sir Robert Grant, Bart. . Sir Henry Blake, Bart. Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bart. Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart. Sir Robert Buxton, Bart. Sir John Forbes, Bart. Sir Philip B. V. Broke, K.C.B. Sir John de Beauvoir, Bart. Sir John Tyrell, Bart., M.P. Sir Henry Smyth, Bart, M.P. Sir Mathew Wood, Bart., M.P. Sir Frederick Pollock, M.P. Sir John Macdonald, K.C.8., Adjutant-General Sir Thomas B Mash, K.B. James B. Wildman, Esq., Chilham Castle Col. Delap, Stoke Park, Surrey Colonel Tynte, M.P. Colonel Sibthorp, M.P. Captain Pechell, M.P. S. Clrove Price, Esq. Matthias Attwood, Esq., M.P. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Charles Waiker, Esq., M.P. Mr. Serjeawt Talfour, M.P. Mr. Serjeant Wilde, M.P. Mr. Serjeant Ludlow • S. Grove Price, Esq., M.P. . Rev. Archdeacon of Colchester Reverend Dr. French, Cambridge Reverend Dr. Benson Reverend Dr. Burney Reverend Dr Birch Reverend Dr. Miller Robert Ltenwick, Esq., M.D.C. Wadsly, Esq., late M.P., Dublin Duke of Grafton Duke of Manchester Duke of Argyll l)uke of Beaufort Duke of Rutland -.Duke of 13uccleuch Duke of Sutherland Duke of Devonshire Marquis of Lansdowne Marquis of Tavistock Marquis of A ilesbury Marquis of filandford Marquis of Winchester Marquis of Abercorn Marquis of Normanby Earl of Eldon .Earl of Harrowby _ Earl of Minto _Earl of Carnarvon :Earl of Errol lEarl of Mountcashel Marl of Darlington of Kinnoul L of Guildford Ea I of Scarborough Ear. Oxford Eati L shanet Earl of Athlone Earl of ItosOmmol, Earl Cowper Earl Amherst _Earl of Leicester Niseoun;; Melbourne Viscount Palmerston - Viscount Howick Viscount Fordwich Viscount Torrington Viscount Canning Viscount Alford Viscount Acheson Lord Arundel Lord Ernest Bruce I.ord Redesdale Lord Hill Plunket Lord Murray Lord Flentincx Lord Fitzroy Lord Middleton Lord Barham Lord Frederick Gordon Lord Willoughby de. Eresby Kinnaird lord Seymour Lon: Hartland Lord Western lord Archbishop of Armagh Bishop of Ourham Bishop of Chester Bishop of Bath and Wells And Numerous Families of 'the 'Aghast Itespeetability. in all case s o f I n di ges tion and Weakness .; Stomach —In Gout, Flatu !sticy and tt','" , aSMS —in Bilious or Sick Headache—in Disorder e d Liver— tit Nervous Ir:itability—and as a Family Aperient, the superior efficacy of these Pills is too well known to require comment. They are prepared by „Ir. JAMES CDC,: LEon Extraordinary io er - Sereue r li ag hess LA.NDGRAv IN Hofu HE ge B SSE HOMURG, and may be ijg „ 4 11 respectable Medicine Verier.; in Town and Country, in Boxes, at 2s. f a t, 4 s . (hi l it., and ‘2.2.4. The , e Pills may also be NO SI I,VERED, ulsOi randers them asteless. withontt, o , e re ,,„ b ß ve an aversion to at all interfering with their Medicinal effects. Th y I t re et r ic lM in i:ably adapted :or .. 18 . NaW 011MOND.5TrtERT, egßposis,ROW, Loxpox, HEREAS, my Wife, ELIZABETH HEN iiRIETTA TAYLOR, has left my house, accusing me falsely of adultery, and does not think proper to retract such ac cusation in the way in which it was made, and is now living apart from me in the village of Southgate ; it is incumbent on me to Give NOTICE, and I do hereby publicly state, that I will not be answerable for the payment of any DEBT or DEBTS she may contract either in this neighbourhood or elsewhere. JOHN DONNITHORNE TAYLOR. Woodlands, 22d August, 1838. FREEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE LOAN ANNUITY AND REVER SIONARY COMPANY. No. 11, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 500,0001., in 25,000 Shares of 201. each. Deposit, 1/. per Share. One-tenth of the profits of each district will be annually applied to such benevolent purposes connected with Freemasonry as the Provincial Grand Lodge of such district shall approve. The tenth of the profits of the Metropolitan district to be applied by the United Grand Lodge of England. PATRONS. The Right Hon. the Earl Digby. The Right Hon. the Earl of Mexborough, P. G.M. West Riding of Yorkshire. The Right Hon. Lord Reay. The Right Hon. Lord Saltoun. The Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt, :ALP., P. G.M. of Lincolnshire. General Sir Joseph O'Halloran, K.C.B. DIRECTORS. Colonel HENRY DUNDAS CAMPBELL, Chairman. William Cumming, Esq. George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq. Frederick Dodsworth, Esq. Richard Alexander Price, Esq. James Jephson, Esq. James Stevenson, Esq. William King, Esq. Captain William Spencer Webb, 11. E. I. C. S. AUDITOR—Joshua King, LL.D., F.C.P.S., &c. &c. President of Queen's College, Cambridge. BANKERS — The London and Westminster Bank. MEDICAL ADVISERS — II. U. Thomson, Esq., M.D.—Thomas King, Esq., Maddox-street. • LEGAL ADVISERSZSir Frederick Pollock, M.P.—William Hayes, Esq. The advantages of this Company are as follow : I. To the assured seeking profits.—The whole of the profits of their own class will be triennially divided amongst themselves. 11. The option of taking those profits in cash—adding to the policy—diminishing the premium—or effecting an annuity for the remainder of life at a certain age. 111. To the assured not seeking profits.—Premiums much below those of most other offices. IV. Facilities for effecting loans on security of the policies, with out the heavy annual payment in addition to the interest charged by other offices. V. To both Classes.—lncreasing or decreasing premiums at their option. VI. Half the amount of Premiums may remain owing, at 5 per cent. interest, on the security of the Policies for the first five years. VII. Policies not forfeited if Premium unpaid at the stipulated period, but may be received if health the same. VIII. No error, but only fraud to vitiate a Policy. IX. Policies and Premiums may be reduced if circumstances re quire it, and the overplus paid to be considered as paid in advance to the reduced Policy. X. All claims to be settled within three months, or immediately on allowance of discount. XI. The advantages to Shareholders are, a guaranteed dividend of 5 per cent. interest on their shares. XII. The whole of the profits arising from the proprie tary class. XIII. The whole of the profits arising from the purchase of reversions. XIV. The whole of the profits arising from the granting of annuities. Application for Shares to be made to any of the Branches of the London and Westminster Bank , or for Shares, or Policies, or Annuities, to (3. G. Kirby, Esq., Managing Director, 11, Water loo-place. District Boards will be formed from the Brethren of Lodges, who will superintend the business for the benefit of Masonry and the Institution. Agents, being Shareholders, will be speedily ap pointed. GREAT ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, S, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, and 2, Charlotto-row, Mansion- house, London. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security, from an ample capital, and only requires, when an Insurance is for the whole period of life, one half of the very moderate Premiums to be paid for the irst five years after the date of the Policy, the other half may remain, subject to the pay ment of interest at 5 per cent. annually, to be deducted at death, or may previously be paid off at convenience. It obviously becomes easy for a person of very moderate income to secure, by this ar rangement, a provision for his family ; and should he at any time after effecting the insurance succeed to, or acquire , a fortune, he may relinquish l ' his policy, having only paid one half the premiums for the first five years, instead of the whole, as in all other Com panies. Thus a man of 25 years old may, by an annual payment of 28/. 16s. 3d. for the first five years, secure to his widow and chil dren at his death payment of no less than 3,0001., subject only to the deduction of 144/. Is. 3d , being the amount of premium un paid. This Company holds out, in various other respects, great inducements to the public. When such facilities are afforded, it is clearly a moral duty in every parent who is not possessed of a for tune, but of an income, however moderate, to insure his life for a sum which may yield a comfortable provision for his family. RATES OF PRE:mum. Age. Without Profits.. — _ With Profits. 25 30 40 50 60 Annuities are granted on very liberal terms. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. _ - Earl of Errol Lord Viscount Eastnor, M.P. Earl of Courtown Lord Viscount Glandine Earl Leven and Melville Lord Elphinstone Lord Viscount Falkland Lord Belhaven and Stenton Sir J. H. Dalrymple, Bart. DIRECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. WM. PLASKET, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Charles Downes, Esq. George H. Gordon, Esq. Morton Balmanno, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. Alex. Balmanno, Esq. H. B. Avarne, Esq., Samuel Anderson, Esq. N. P. Levi, Esq. Charles Graham, Esq. John Ritchie, Esq. FRED. HALE THOMSON, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street, Oxford-street. _ . _ EDWARD BOYD, Esq., Resident: Every information will be afforded, by application to the Resi dent Director, Edward Boyd, Esq., 8, Waterloo-place, Pall Mall, N ORTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 4, New Bank-buildings, Lothbury, London; and No. 1, Hanover-street, Edinburgh, for Assurance on Lives and Survivor ships, and.likewise for the Purchase of Reversions and Annuities. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter.—Capital, One Million. PRESIDENT—His Grace the Duke of SUTHERLAND. LONDON BOA RD. PRESIDENT—The Earl of CAMPERDOWN. Vwx-PRESIDENT—Lord Viscount STRATHALLAN. HONOR.% RN MANAGERS. J. Evan Baillie, Esq. The Right Hon. Jas. A. Stewart Lieut.-General R )bert Bell. Mackenzie. Vice Admiral Sir J. P. Beres- James Mackillop, Esq. ford, Bart. W. •A. Mackinnon, Esq., 111. P. The Right Hon. Henry Ellis. George Traill, Esq. Hon. Archibald Macdonald. MANAGERS. Sir Peter Laurie, Ald. Chair- John Irvine Glennie, Esq. man. ICharles Hertslet, Esq. Francis Warden, Esq., Deputy'John Pirie, Esq., Alderman. Chairman. Isaac Sewell, Esq. Robert Cockburn, Esq. ',Walter A. Urquhart, Esq. Archibald Cockburn, Esq. George Webster,, Esq. John Connell, Esq. Benjn. Boyd, Esq. t Resident. W. Petrie Craufurct, Esq. Mark Boyd, Esq. S Physician.—John Webster, M.D., 56, Grosvenor-street. The advantages offered to the Public by this Corporation are 1. Ample Security from their large capital. 2. Rates of Premium nearly 5 per Cent. lower than most other offices acting on the system of participation of profits. 3. Premiums may be made payable either in a single payment, or by annual, half-yearly, or quarterly payments. 4. The assured may either participate in the profits secured against all responsibility by the capital of the Corporation, or may pay a less premium for securing a specific sum without periodical additions. 5. When policies effected by parties on their own lives are assigned to others for onerous causes, the holders are assured against the risk of the original assured dying by suicide or duelling. 6. Every facility given on moderate terms to persons going be yond the prescribed limits of the policy. 7. Advances made on security of policies of more than three years' standing to the extent of their value. S. A liberal price g iven for policies to parties wishing to sur render them. 9. Persons resident in the country can effect Insurances by cor responding with the resident Members of the Board, Messrs. B. and M. Boyd. Attendance daily at the Office, No. 4, New Bank-buildings, Lotlibur, London, from Ten o'Clock in the Morning WI Four in the After y noon, where Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal may be obtained. PREMIUMS For the Assurance of £lOO on a Single Life, either by Annual. Quarterly, or Half-yearly Payments. keuarteriy, Ur II ima-.) ',as a j - ..., TI - j..................................... . r ...... ror Sevenl For the Whole Life, lor the WI) le Life, L n „. Years, at without Profit. with Profits. fir4.l Fo r —"" an Annual ' ( ----A , ~..--,—....,--___..., Year. Premium !Yearly Half. Quar- H a lf_ Quar. of 1 • • Yearly t. rly..-- ----- X'. i d. i £. s. d. IX. s. d .E. s. d X.. s. d .4 s. d. .E s. d. £. a. d. t'.o 1 2 3 I 1 4 3 ,'I. 17 f 0 19 4 0 9 1., 2 1 0 1 1 10 10 9 Yearly. Yea rly . terly. 31 I 7 3 1 9 612 6 G I 4 00 12 2,2 10 6 1 6 1013 3 4, 1 14. 0 117 II 3 0 91 11 f 0 16 0 ,3 4 11 1 13 8 0 17 2 50 2 6:0 213 0 ' l 4 3 3 3 3 5 I 2 24 7112.5 10 1 3 4 60 3 7 9 317 816 0 9 3 8 61 12 7 6 7 2 3 6101 14 5 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE and DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY. ' 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital, 500,000/. PATRON—His Grace the DUKE of SOMERSET, F. R. s. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col. Sir Burges Carnac, K. C. S. (Kenneth Lungley, Esq. John Elliotson, M.D. F. R.S. Kenneth Mackenzie, Esq. C. Farebrother, Esq., Ald. John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. !Joseph Thompson, Esq. Robert Holland, Esq., M.P. I PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, M. D. ,F.R. S. , 37, Conduit -street. SunnEox—E. S. Symes, Esq., 38, Hill-street, Berkeley-square, ACTUARY --W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., KR. A.S. By the new principles of Life Assurance in this Society many essential advantages, besides that of securing a provision f or a family, or for old age , are g ained b y the Assured, and thereby a vastly increased value is given to each policy effected with the Society. SPECIMEN OF ANNUAL PREMIUMS TO INSURE £lOO. Age 20. Age 25. Age 30. Age 35. Age 4J. Age 45. Age Z,O. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. Z. s. d. s. d. 1 13 7 1 18 6 2 4 4 2 10 11 2 18 8 3 1/ 4 4 4 SPECIMENS OF DEFERRED ANNUITIES. 1 PREMIUMS. BENEFITS. To secure, on at- Annuity.Blo 0 0 Options secured, on attaining the taining the age Cash ..... 82 10 0 age of Sixty-five, by an Annual', of Sixty-five,the Policy .....W 8 6 Premium of 21. 12s. , option of This day was published, price Half-a-Crown. PLAIN DIRECTIONS for proceeding under the ACT for the ABOLITION of IMPRISONMENT for DEBT. By THOMAS EDLYNE TOMLINS, Esq., Author of the Popular Law Dictionary. London : Shaw and Sons, Fetter-lane. Age il — Age 1 Payable Payable , MR. URQUHART'S NEW WORK. ne).t " next Payable inl for Birth _ Annuity. Cash, Policy. " Birth-annually. 'One Dis.. This day was published, in 2 vols. Sco. Day. £. s. d. £. s. d. .t. s. d.!I Lt. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. 20 47 10 6 294 11 01466 0 o'l 20 010 11 10 010 0 0 0 THROUGH ROUMELI during an eventful period. 30 26 15 10 221 0 0261 0 0 , 30 019 6 16 7 1 7 311 40 13 19 9 115 S 01136 6 o ' ' 40 117 327 311 19 410 By D. URQUHART, Esq. Author of " Turkey and its Resources," &c. Also Annuities commencing at any other Age. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Prospectuses, detailing the objects of the Society at length, with To be had of all Booksellers. Also Annuities eommencing at any other Age. Prospectuses, detailing the objects of the Society at length, with every variety of Tables, may be had by application at the Office, and any of the Branches, which are established in most of the principal Towns. F. FERGUSON CA MROUX, Secretary. A TLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1805, DIRECTORS. Sir THOMAS TURTON, Bart., Chairman. J. D. HUME, Esq., Deputy Chairman. The Hon. Sir Courtenay Boyle Emanuel Pacifico, M.D. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. W. G. Prescott, Esq. William Laforest, Esq. Joseph Pulley, Esq. Moses Mocatta, Esq. John Peter Rasch, Esq. James William Ogle, Esq. John Woolley, Esq. CHARLES ANSELL, Esq., Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Persons as ured for the whole Term of Life in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will have an addition made to their Policies every seventh year, or an equivalent reduction will be made in the futrse payments of Premium, at the option of the Assured. The Third Septennial Valuation up to Christmas 1837, is now completed, and the Directors have great satisfaction in stating its result. The following Table shows the total Additions made to Po licies for £l,OOO effected in Loudon or through an Agent in Great Britain, which had been in force for the Twfanty-one Years ending 1837 : BONUS. Age at Annual Gross Additions Equivalent to the following Commence ment. Premium. to the Sum Per Centage on Premiums Assured. paid the Company. ------- --------- 30 £2.6 l 4 2 £354 £63 2 3 40 :311 2 410 58 6 8 50 45 6 8 s'[i I 55 5 0 CO 63 13 4 789 59 0 3 --- Assurances for short periods may now be effected in this Office at considerably reduced rates of premium. FIRE DEPARTMENT. In addition to the benefit of the late Reduction in the Rates of Premiums, this Company offers to Assurers the advantage of an allowance for the loss of Rent of Buildings rendered untenantable by Fire. The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office in London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorised to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance. HENRY DESBOROUGII, Secretary. 92, Cheapside, August 20, 1833. STEAM between BRISTOL and NEW YORK. THE GREAT WESTERN, Of 450 Horse Power. Lieutenant JAMES HOSKEN, R.N., Commanlier, Is appointed to start as follows : FROM BRISTOL. FROM NEW YORK. Bth September. 4th October. 27th October. 1 22d November. Fares to New York, with Saloon, Cuddy, and New Deck Berths, 40 Guineas. Fore Saloon and Lower State. Room Berths, 35 Guineas. Children, under thirteen years of age, and Servants, Half Price. A small quantity of light goods can be taken at 31. per ton mea surement, but early application will be necessary, as a large part of her cargo is already engaged, and all goods must be, on or before the sth of September, at noon, at the Company's Warehouse, 34, Prince's-street, All bills of lading not previously given will be signed at the Office, 19, Trinity-street, on the 7th .of September, between the hours of twelve and two. Specie, if in quantities above Twenty Thousand Pounds, at per Cent., if under that amount % per Cent. The packets conveying Passengers to the Great Western, on the Bth of September, will leave Cumberland Basin at nine and eleven, A.M. For information, and to secure State Rooms, apply to Mr. T. M. Ward, Great Western Railway Office, London ; Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Liverpool ; Messrs. Hamilton, Brother, and Co., Glasgow ; Messrs. W. S. Hamilton and Co., Dublin ; Mr. R. Hall, Cork ; Messrs. G. C. and R. W. Fox and Co. Fal mouth; Mr. Samuel Harris, Guernsey ; Mr. W. Davidson, Havre ; ' Mr. A. Andelle, Paris • Mr. C. E. Delaval , Hamburg ; or at the Company's Office, 19, Trinity-street, Bristol. N.B.—Passengers are particularly requested to have the word " Below," in large letters, .written on such portions of their lug gage as are not required in their berths. No Second Class or Steerage Passengers taken. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE , AU GUST 13, 1838 . THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of her Majesty's ORDNANCE do hereby give notice that they will be ready to receive Sealed Tenders from such Persons as may be willing to PURCHAS E about 370 Tons of OLD IRON ORD NANCE, Shot, Shells, &c. ; as also about 40 Tons of Old Wrought Iron, and about 7 Tons of Pig Lead; together with some Bread Waggons with Covers, Spare Wheels and Carts, Wood Cartrid ge Boxes, and French Water Buc kets, in various ots ; the whole of which are now lying on the Gun Wharf, Portsmouth, and may be viewed on application to the Civil Officers there, between the hours of Ten in the morning and Three in the afternoon (Sundays ex cepted) to the last day named for the receipt of the Tenders ; Ca talogues of the same, with conditions of the sale, may be obtained at the Ordnance Office, Pall Mall, London, or Gun Wharf, Portsmouth. Tenders for the purchase of the same to be addressed to " the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, Pall Mall, London," on or be fore Saturday, Ist September next. The Price offered per Ton must be inserted in the Tenders in words at length. One of the Trunnions will be knocked off from the Iron Guns previous to delivery to the Purchaser. The Carronades will be delivered in their present state. By order of the Board, R. BYH AM, Secretary. LAND and SALMON FISHINGS at FORT GEORGE, FOR SALE by PRIVATE BARGAIN. ALL and WHOLE, that PORTION of the GOVERNMENT LAND attached to FORT GEORGE, beyond the boundary line at the distance of 1,000 yards from the salient angle of the Fort, extending to 5.0 Acres, or thereby, of which 166 Acres are arable, and 383 Acres pasture, gravel, and sand, with the Salmon Fishing along the Coast of said Lands. The greater part of the arable land consists of a soil of fine vegetable mould of considerable depth, and is capable of growing grain crops of the finest quality, besides being well adapted for the turnip hus bandry. The situation of this property is equally convenient and desir able. It possesses about one mile and three quarters of a mile of sea coast, with the right of erecting salmon stake nets thereon, the shipping beach of Campbelton being a part of the same, and its western boundary (separating it fro the Garrison ground) is within a very short distance of the Fort, where a ready market can always be had for every kind of farm produce. The land and sal mon fishing are at present out of lease. Part of the land adjoining the village of Campbelton is well adapting for feuing, and may ial disposed of to great advantage. There are no public or paroch be burdens affecting the lands. Sealed tenders will be received, till the 15th day of September next, by the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance , Pall-mall, Lon don ;by Lieutenant-Colonel Blanchard, commanding Royal En gineers, North Britain ; or by William Waddell, W.S., Edin burgh, Solicitor to the Board of Ordnance, who is in possession of the title-deeds and conditions of sale upon which tenders require to be made. The conditions of sale may also be seen on applica • t on as above. By Order of the Board of Ordnance, Office of Ordnance, 20th August, 183R.8.BYH'AM' Secretary. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. -•— --- In 3 vols. post Bvo., • A ROMANCE of VIENNA. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. Author of " Vicar of Wrexhill,"" Vienna and the Austrians," &c. IS NOW READY. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE NEW VOLUME OF " THE STANDARD NOVELS." " MY LIFE," By the celebrated Author of " Stories of Waterloo." On September 1, with the Magazines, complete in One Volume, embellished with Engravings, MR. MAXWELL'S " CAPTAIN BLAKE ; Or, MY LIFE," for SIX SHILLINGS ! The following Popular Works, by Captain Marrvatt, Mr. James, &c., have lately been included in MR. BENTLEY'S " STANDARD NOVELS and RO- MANCES :" RATTLIN THE REEFER PETER SIMPLE DARNLEY HENRY MASTERTON MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY NEWTON_FORSTER PACHA OF MANY TALES TREVELYAN DE L'ORAIE JAPHET IN SEARCH OF JACOB FAITHFUL A FATHER. THE KING'S OWN Uniformly bound and embellished, price only Si Richard Bentley, Ne "`„* Orders receiveo , each work complete in one volume, ;ix Shillings ! aw Burlington-street. !cl lay all Booksellers. This day was published, p r i ce 9 s . i n c l o th, T HE PRACTICE OF 1 - IOMCEOPATHY, By P. F. CURIE, 111. D., Physician to the London Homceopathic Dispensary. And, by the same Author, PRINCIPLES of HOMZEOPATHY, 1 vol. Bvo., 7s. cloth. London : Thomas Hurst, 5, St. Paul's Churchyard ; and J. B. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. Paris : Chez J. B. Bailliere, 13, Rue de l'Ecole de Medecine. r"""'This day was published, in demy 12mo, price 2s. 6d. THE ACT for ABOLISHING IMPRISON MENT for DEBT, passed 16th August, 1838. With an explanatory Dissertation and Introduction, Marginal References, Notes by the Editor, and a very Copious Index : adapted for the use of Merchants, Traders, and the Public in general. By S. WELLS, Esq., of Gray's Inn, Barrister at Law. This Edition clearly explains the important changes in the Law, and their effects on the Debtor ; and is intended as a Guide to all who are practically interested in the operation of the Act. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., and all Booksellers. THE PROTESTANT HUMBUG of " The BIBLE and the - - BIBLE ONLY. CHRISTIE'S DISCOURSES on the DI VINE UNITY. Fourth Edition, 3s. I never read or hear the word Trinity that I do not pity from the heart the poor blunderer Inspiration, and exclaim, " 'Would that the language at least of Christianity had been confided to better Judges than the Lord Jesus Christ and his Apostles!"— (Musings of a Church of England Man.) G. Fawdon, May's-buildings, St. Martin's-lane. Just published, price 3s. CAN STRICTURES of the URETHRA, however protracted, be SPEEDILY and PERMA NENTLY CURED? Answered in a PRACTICAL TREA TISE on that Disease, wherein is recommended an improved method of treatment, its efficacy being illustrated by numerous highly interesting and important cases, so some of which Strictures of from thirty to forty years' duration have been totally removed in a few week,, and its superiority thereby fully established over every other mode of treatment hitherto adopted. By C. B. COURTENAY, M.D., 42, Great Marlborough-street. Sold by J. Hill, Medical Bookseller, 55, Great Windmill-street, Havmarket ; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers-court ; Onwhyn, Catherine -street, Strand ; Templeman, Regent-street ; Cappell, Cornhill and all Booksellers in Town ov Country. griABINET UPHOLSTERY, and BEDDING, k_.) at the CABINET-MAKERS' SOCIETY, 71, LEADEN HALL-STREET, Enrolled agreeably to Act of Parliament ; being real manufacturers in all its branches. The system upon which this is conducted precludes the possibility of competition for cheapness , quality, and durability, as not any house in London can manufacture at these prices. The Society wishes it to be thorougly understood, that they do not receive hawked or other goods for sale, like the bazaars and, haberdashers ; but they make every article themselves, which enable them confidently to warrant their goods of the ve ry best materials. If any fault appear it will be made good, free of all charge for twelve months. A t r i a l is earnestly solicited of th ose abiut to furnish, as the only criterion by which the merits and decided advantages of purchasing a t thi s establish ment can be fairly estimated. This Society bei ng f oun d e d f or the support of industrious mechanics, the funds of w hi c h prov id e for i ts m embers in old age a nd burial, they therefore sincerely hope that their humble endeavours will meet with public patronage. For ready money only and no abatement. 71, Leadenhall-street, London. ------ NT IMPORTA NOTICE.—IQ, LUDGATE-HILL. LOSS OF TEETH SUPPLIED, WITHOUP SPRINGS, CL ASPS, or WIRES. LOOSE TEETH FASTENED, AND FILLING DECAYED TEETH WITH MINERAL SUCCEDANEUM. MONS. JAMES M. MA LLAN, Surgeon Dentist, No. 10, Ludgate-hill, opposite the Belle Sauva e, continues to RESTORE DECAYED TEETH with his celebrated MI NERAL SUC CEDANEUM, applied without PAIN, HE AT, or PRES SURE, which it) a few seconds H A RDENaSnianytoinEgNinA.l‘nleEL, minutePi PREVENT_ E the N E m N must ING and CURING the TOOTH ,CHE, excrita'ating PAIN, and rendering the OPERATION of EXTR AC nor , ITRINECESSA RY. He also FASTENS LOOSE TEETH, arisinghe they irawD/ BLE ARV FICIAL f o r r om N O A N IIJ E R t A o L a TEETH, ET of E S AT, PASSING BEAUTY, FIXED, WITHOUT EXTRACTING the ROOTS, or GIVING any PA IN the WIRES, or any other' Li_ INCUMBRANCE of SPRINGS. CLASPS, ATURE, at the following PARIS CHARGES;_ RGES A Single Artificial Tooth ASet.. . ................................. A Set of' N a t ura l Teeth, on fine gold plate l5 0 0 A Set of aloft Mallan'slncoirodible Mineral Teeth, highly finished in the first style, with fine gold sockets Arranged on the most improved and scientific principles, and in every ca, restoring perfect ARTICULATION and MASTIC ATION.—Arti. ficial Teeth cut of repair remodelled to fit the mouth, and restored equal in beauty and durability to their original state. At home from Ten till Six.—N.B. No. 10. Ludgate hill. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I beans. Pease, Per Quarter. Blandford Cambridge Chard Huntingdon L an Sutton.,,,,,.,Louth to s. s. s. s. to s. T i 80 27 35 23 24 t'4 78 24 18 22 28 75 34 25 52 84 28 32 20 22 f 5 80 34 38 24 29 58 79 16 20 67 73 2! 23 18 65 76 22 31 16 90 7.i 85 24 31 19 28 64 79 28 31 19 28 59 72 35 42 22 29 70 59 30 34 20 23 '7; 43 27 75 SO 36 38 22 28 63 74 24 30 18 26 61 72 .. 201 LEEDS CORN M ARKET.— Aui Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Harley, Norfolk and Suilidk ---- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire S. to S 38 44 34 44 S. Gls. 30 32 40 44 38 42 30 34 30 37 30 32 31 43 35 42 39 43 M. 40 ---- yrm.~.. , ................. Newark 3:2 34 32 gottingham Peterborough Plymouth Pontefract—..; leaforct 43 41 43 32 44 30 32 -- ;. 21.55 i. to 794.1 tills. to 754. cp: to 335. iC 295. to :13s. 265. to 27., 5 Uoptngham Whibech • LOSS OF TEETH SUPPLIED, WITHOUT SPRINGS, CLASPS, OR WIRES, LOOSE TEETH FASTENED, And Filling Decayed Teeth WITH MINERAL MARMORATUM. MONSIEUR LE DRAY and Co., SUR GEON-DENTISTS, No. 60, NEWMAN-STRE E . T ‘'. OXFORD-STREET, continue to RESTORE DECAYED TEETH 0,'It„;: ;heir celebrated MINERAL MAR MO RATU M, applied without HEAT, or PRESSURE, which in a f e w seconds ti A RDENS 1 ' ENAMEL, PREVENTING and CURING the TOOTHACHE , a I V ing in one minute the most excruciating PAIN, and rendering t he OPERATION of EXTRACTION UNNECESSARY. They a FASTEN LOOSE TEETH, whether ar i s i ng from neglect, the use of Calomel, or Disease of the Gums INCORRODIBLE ARTIFICIA L or NATURAL TEETH of SURPASSING BEAUTY, FIXED, from ONE to a COMPLETE NET, without EXTR ACTING the ROOTS, or GIVING any PAIN, the ENCUMBRANCE of SPRINGS, CLASPS, WIRES, or any other LIGATURE, at the following PA RIS CHARGES : A Single Artificial T00th.... A Complete Set 5 5 0 A Complete Set of Natural Teeth, on fine gold plate An entire Set of Natural or Terro DI tallic Teeth, nigkly finished, in the first styia, with fine gold sockets, usually charged 4, , guineas 2f) 0 0 Arranged on the most improved and scientific principles, and in every case restoring perfect ARTICULATION and MASTICATION. Arti. tidal repair , Teeth out of remodelled to fit themouth, and restored beauty and durability to their original state. rd At home from Ten till Four.—N. B. No. 6S, Newman-street, Oxfo strcets equal in --- Grinding — Beans toe g Oats, Potatoe 28s. to 3 , J.) :' J - ---Nlea:ln Fur Ild tolly4d .... Eng. 121. to Id. pet stone. ne lling ............. .. * .................... 31>. to 32,. per load. llapested, E i , g ii, h. 4.7 . iT,:i4; ........... . „, I , ,reign. 27. to 28!. per last. ***'* tiZIM." DEVIZES CORN MA RKET.—Aug. 23 S e c o nd V Per sacit. s tl. s. d. Per Quarter. s. d. s. d. heat........ 39 0 to 41 0 Barley 29 0 to 31 0 .. 22 0 30 0 Third ............. 38 0 38 9 Oats... *:6 6 37 0 Beat's (per sack) 2O 0 25 0 434 Sacks of What soldl ,„ A Flour (per 1y...g) — 0 60 0 at the average of S ' Bread (per ga11.)... 1. 7 0 BIRMINGII A M CORN MARKET, Aug. Wheat, (2 lb. 7s. 61 to 93 Si. Barley, imperial quarter Do* Grinding 4 . ..) lb. Oats, 39 lb e ' Old Beans, 601 , lb New ditto * 4 •• .... —l4 0 14 6 New - White livily 1' sa , e, '1 im My t• ' l5 I) I" Ditto Grey ditto l '. ' . 15 0 0 MUNICIPAL ELECLIONS.--It is important for the burgesses to know that unless all borough rates are paid o b r e t or before the Ilst-ortTolireserit-monthi no burgess will qualified to vote at the ensuing. municipal elections in November, In the last number of the Monthly Chronicle we find some statements drawn from astronomical observations, which must be quite new to those who have hitherto supposed this planet to be inhabited by animal beings. The most powerful teles copes yet constructed do not enable us to see distinctly an object whose visual magnitude is so small as one second, cor responding to a mile on the surface of the moon. It, thero fore, follows that an object, say a town, on the moon, measur ing a mile across in each direction, would be too small to I) discerned by any aid which telescopes have yet supplied. "If the moon be examined," says the writer, " for any length of time with the aid of the most ordinary telescopes, the observer cannot fail to be struck with the unalterable character of the outlines of light and shade upon ber surface. These are so distinct and well defined, that they may be delineated with great exactness; and a map exhibiting their appearance at any one time will continue at all times to exhibit that appearance with the same fidelity and precision." The first inference which he draws from this circumstance is, that the same side of the moon is always turned towards us, and as she turns round on her own axis, in about twenty-seven days and eight hours, the Selenites, or inhabitants of the moon, so denominated from the Greek word " moon," must have 328 hours' day light, followed by 328 hours night. The next is that there are no clouds suspended around her; and a third reference, drawn from other data, is, that there are no indi cations whatever of seas or water in the moon ; and if there is any atmosphere at all, it must be a thousand times less dense than that of the earth. It would require a perfect air pump to produce such a degree of rarefaction under a receiver, and such an atmosphere would, as far as regards all the pheno mena of animal and vegetable life, be a vacuum. The follow ing description gives a frightful picture of this " silvery orb of night" : " The character of the entire surface of the moon, so far as telescopic power has made it known to us, is just what might have been expected in a world deprived of air and water, and of the tribe of beings to whose life these are necessary. This most inhospitable planet exhibits a wide waste of surface, diversified by nothing but its lofty mountains and cavernous valleys. Chains of mountains and insulated hills are spread over every part of the surface, and lift their menacing and precipitous sides frequently to the height of five perpendicular miles. In many places huge masses of earth spring directly from the plain and carry their peaked summits to the altitude of twenty thousand feet. Nor is the extent of the bases of these stupendous eminences less astounding than their heights. The diameters of the bases of several detached hills of this kind, which measure five miles in height, vary from twenty-four to forty-six miles. " But the circumstance which deprives the moon's surface of every trace of analogy with that of the earth, is the enor mous circular cavities which are found in almost every part of it. Some of these caverns are four miles in depth and forty nines in diameter. Their edge is generally defended by a high natural wall. Frequently a conical mountain rises to a consi derable height from the bottom of this dark circular hole. The top of this cone is rendered visible when the rays of the sun fall directly into the cavern. This internal conical moun tain has sometimes a circular cavity in its apex, like the crater of a volcano. " The provision which gives to the several planets the grate ful returns of the seasons is denied to the moon, and accord ingly not a trace can be discovered on her surface of the slightest variation which can be ascribed to change of season. " It, then, the moon be the habitation of living things, they must be constituted with functions very different from all those which characterise the animal and vegetable kingdoms of the earth. In the absence of an atmosphere, the Selenites cannot of course be respiratory animals. Sound, which depends on air for its production and conveyance, there can be none. Speech and hearing would therefore be useless faculties. " No azure firmament offers its mild tint to the eye of the Se- lenite. The blue of our sky is the proper colour of our at mosphere. In the absence of an atmosphere, the firmament of the moon is one eternal and unvaried black, throug'n which the glowing orb of the sun holds its solitary way, vainly endea vouring to diffuse brightness beyond the edge of his own disc. On the arid and ungrateful waste beneath, his genial rays fall in vain,—no atmosphere is present to collect, retain, and dif fuse their warmth; and if they fail to sustain animal and ve getable life on the summits of our Alps and Andes, merely because of the rarefied state of the atmosphere at those heights, how much more ineffectual must they be in the ab sence of any atmosphere whatever ? " Seeing, then, that while we find on all the planets the same provisions to fit them for the dwelling-places of creatures like ourselves, and these provisions supplied in the same manner, and to the same extent ; and, on the contrary, finding all of those arrangements, without one exception, denied to the moon,—we must, in the absence of any direct evidence on this question, come to the conclusion that our satellite is a barren uninhabited waste, playing doubtless some necessary part in the creation, but not the higher one assigned to the earth and planets; that it is, in fine, a desert rock, rearing its naked head in the wide ocean of space, unappropriated to and un fitted for the resting-place of any living thing." BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUG. 22.—1 n consequence of a very great increase of members yesterday, the majority of the rooms were most inconveniently crowded. The remaining sections, with the exception of that of medical science, were also thrown open to ladies. The other objects of attraction in the town were also equally well attended, and particularly the bazaar at the Music Hall, at which the Duchess of Northum berland and most of the other leading ladies in the town were present. The list of nability who are members, and are now in town, are the Marquis of Northampton, Bishop of Durham, Lords Prudhoe, Ravensworth, Cole, M. P., Dun gannon, M.P., Earl of Carlisle, Hon. H. T. Liddell, &c. Amongst other distinguished members also are, Sir Charles Lemon, M. P, Sir John Rennie, Captain Sir George Back, General Sir Thomas Bradford, Sir John Herschel, Sir W. Don, Sir P. G. Egerton, M. P., Sir W. Jardine, Sir H. D. Ross, Sir John Robinson, Sir John Trevelvan, Sir Maxwell Wallace, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Sir David Brewster, Richa , d Hodgson, Esq., M.P., William Ord, NI. P., Joseph Pease, M. P.; G. W. Wood, M.P., H. G. Knight, M. P.,' Dr. Bowring, Alderman White, &c. Section A. Mathematics and Physics.—Sir JOHN Huts cum, in the chair. Professor Whewell detailed the experi ments of Mr. Blunt under his superintendence, relative to finding the mean level of the tides in the Bristol and English Channels. He contended that it was not proper to take the level from low water at spring tides, as has generally been done, or from any other stated period of the tides but from the mean of a great many observations. This proposi tion excited some considerable discussion, which was purely of a technical character. Professor Bache of Philadelphia read a paper on the effect of deflected currents of air on the quan tity of rain collected in a rain guage, and which caused so much variation and uncertainty that no reliance could be placed upon the instrument as at present constructed. Pro fessor Steveley read a paper from Professor Powell on the deflected rays of light through different media. Mr. Dent also gave a description of a new and very accurate compen sating pendulum. Se - cdon B. Chemistry and Mineralogy.—Professor WIIE WELL in the chair. The following papers were read :—Mr. West on some new salts of mercury. Professor Thompson on diabetic sugar; Mr. Robert Mallett on a new case of the chemical action of light ; Mr. H. L. Pattinson on a new pro cess for the extraction of silver from lead; Dr. Golding Bird on some of the products obtained by the action of nitric acid upon alcohol, and on sulphate of lime, not in connection with a metallic electiide ; Professor Johnson on a new compound 0' sulphate of lime and water; and Professor Phillips on a new blue pigment. Section D. Zoology and Botany.—Sir Wm. JARDINE, Bart , n the chair. _ _ Ar.IINDNIARSII. of Alnwick, read a communication on the wild cattle of Chillingham Park, Northumberland. The ex istence of these animals here has long been considered an in teresting problem in natural history, and the general opinion is that they ai e remnants of the ancient breed of wild oxen, whit h in earlier periods pastured over the country, particultr y the nortl e n p r.s, and which the observations of the writer sanctioned. The herd:conslsts of eighty individuals, and they possess tll the character of the wild species, by hiding their by night, remainin g i n secur i ty in the day, and their positians when any p erson approaches even at a young, novi fen ng great distance. In some parts of the park they will, however, allow persons to come within a moderate distance, when they snuff the wind, and, if alarmed, retreat with great velocity,' taking advantage of the irregularities of the ground, by wWch they are Soon concealed from sight. They are described as beautifully shaped, having short lee * s and a straight back, an I their horns differing from th ose of ordinary cattle ; the muzzla of the ani nal is brown, the ears arc red, and the body is of a pure white. When any of their number becomes old cr dis easid, the rest of the herd will set upon it and gore it to death. And in addition to all these characterisies of wild cattle, they appear to be of a species quite distinct frum the English oxen, although this has not before met with the attention of naturalists. It is conjectured that they were enclosed from the Northumbrian or Caledonian, forests in the reign of King John or Henry 111., when the park was first sirrounded. Colonel SYKES read a paper on the Canis Jabatus, an an mal described by Azara as a dog, but which the writer co sidered should be referred to the bytenas. Section F. Statistics.—Colonel SYKES in the chair. The first paper read was statistical illustrations of the pro cipal Universities of Great Britain and Ireland, by Rev.; H. I JONES, M. A., late fellow of Magdalen College, Cambrick The paper was compiled from the most authentic private well as public documents, and amongst others corm rised following details with respect to their revenues : --In Oxfu there are 24 heads of colleges, with a revenue of 18,350/. ; 5. fellows, with 116,5601. ; 393 scholarships, with 6,C301. ; 1 college officers, with 15,650/. ; 885 benefices and incembei: with 136,600/. ; college revenues, 152,670/. ; and receipts rent of rooms, 11,730/. The revenues of Cambridge, contai ing 17 collee-es, is for an equal number of heads, 12,6501. ; 4: fellows, whose revenue is 90,330/. ; 793 scholarships, wi 13,390/. ; 179 college of f icers, with 17,7501.; 252 prizes, of value of 1,038/. ; 591 benefices and incumbents, with 93,300/ rent of rooms, 15,680/. ; and college revenues, 133,268/. I Dublin, the head of Trinity College receives 2,000/. ; 25 fellow 25,400/. ; 70 scholars, 2,100/. ; 10 college officers, 20,000/ 62 benefices and incumbents, 9,300/. ; rent of rooms, 2,000/.1 and college revenues, 31,5001. A paper was also read from Mr. HINDMARSII, on the stat of agriculture and condition of the agricultural labourers the north division of the county of Northumberland, whit represented the rate of wages to be higher, and the charge fo. the necessaries of life less than in other parts of the country, by which a greater share of happiness and comfort to th labourer was secured. Section G. Mechanical Science..—.CHARLES BABBAGII Esq., F. R. S., in the Chair. , ..... 111 r. EVANS, of Birmingham, explained the invention of ti rotatory steam engine by Mr. Rowley, of Manchester, th principle of which might be equally applied to a pump. A discussion ensued, in which the inutility of this kind of construction was pointed out, no less than 100 patents having' been taken out, none of which were, however, now working tci• advantage. Dr. CARDNER read a paper on railway constants relative try the inquiry suggested at the last meeting ; and also exhibitei! a small steam recorder for steam carriages on railroads, a simi , tar one in construction having, however, for some time been in use on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway and on that between Dublin and Kingstown, which further indicates when the road is out of repair. It was, in the course of conversation, suggested that a na tional standard for the width of railroads should be adopted, by means of which greater security would be ensured by allowing an opportunity for the safer construction of the carriages. The meeting adjourned early for the purpose of visiting Mr. Hawthorn's steam-engine manufactory. Section C. Geology and Geography.—C. I.YELL, EAI., in the chair. The first paper read was by the PRESIDENT on vertical lines of flint traversing horizontal beds of chalk near Norwich. The deposit of chalk occurred under a bed of sand and gravel 20 feet in depth, and was itself from 20 to 26 feet in thickness. The occurrence of vertical beds, or, more properly speaking, of lines of flints, was rarely found, and the flints were of larger size than those found in the horizontal beds. Professor SEDGWICK made some observations to prove that these vertical lines of flints were of organic origin and the re mains of fossil animals of the parambula tribe, of similar growth to the sponge, they having been gradually imbedded by the deposition of chalk, the one growing upon the other as it became extinguished. Professor BUCKLAND did not believe that they were of or ganic origin, as in some experiments made in \Vedgewood's pottery, where a preparation for the manufacture, composed of flint and feltspar, had been allowed to stand for some time, conglomerated masses had been found, of very hard substance, supposed to be from the separation and cohesion of the flint. The next paper read was on lunar volcanoes, by Mr. T. W. WEBER, the author assuming that there were not sufficient cer tain data to establish their existence. If any dependence could be placed on Schroeder's observations, which were made at the conclusion of the last century, considerable changes had taken place on the surface of that planet. The mountains of the moon were formerly supposed to be of immense height, but it, was an opinion expressed by Herschel that those mountains only bore the same proportion to the magnitude of the moon as our own mountains did to the size of the earth. Sir Gao. BACK next took the Chair, in the absence of Lord Prudhoe, for the discussion of geographical subjects. After some preliminary observations, Captain Wesnieeeoe, one of the Secretaries, introduced to the notice of the meeting a native of Madingo, by name Ma homed Sissel. In his early years he had been a companion of Mungo Park, end for this reason alone claimed sympa by and attention. Ile had been many years in captivity, and was now about to return to his native country and home, and in fact to the very spot from whence Mungo Park departed in 1792. On his second journey in 1805, he met this individual, who accompanied him on part of his journey. At eight years of age he was sent to school, where he studied the Koran deeply, and became a very proficient scholia; being, however, of a ramb!ing disposition, he often ran away, and was punished for his delinquencies. He also had recollection of the great quantity of rum that was required of Park for obtaining horses for his journey. He was now about fifty years of age, had travelled much in Africa, and kept a school for five years its his native village ; but there being war with the neighbouring chiefs was made a prisoner and sold to a French slaver. After various vicissitudes he obtained his liberty, entered the English army, and served on various occasions in the West Indies. In 1831 he married a Creole in Grenada, who with himself and a child were now on their way home to Africa. lie was one of the Society of Africans in Trinidad established for the purpose of purchasing their freedom. He has lived with Captain Washington for a month, and performs the ceremony of his prayers from the top of the house at sun rise every morning. The Mandingo race is of much import ance, the country embracing an extent of 120 miles, whilst the language is spoken for a distance of 1,000 miles in the interior. He had engaged him to write a Grammar of that lan guage, and he had already obtained 2,000 phrases which would be of great importance to future travellers in that vicinity. The Mandingo was of a fine athletic frame, full six feet in height, his appearance being intelligent, and more resembling the Hindoo than the thick-lipped negro. He wrote the Arabic lancuage with great faeili*. The next paper read was a sketch of the recent Russian ex pedition to Nova Zembla, by professor K. E. Von Baer. Five Russian expeditions had been undertaken since the commence ment of this century, but they had all failed in their attempts to explore the eastern shore of that island. One important fact had, however, been established by the last expedition the c Nova Zembla w as on l y two-th i rds of the size previously laic, down on other maps, and that the mountains were found to bt from 3,000 to 4,000 feet in height. The Presider; paid a high compliment to the Academy of' Science of St. Petersburgh, which had effected much good, whilst they had the generosity to attribute their exertion; solely to the impetus afforded by British enterprise on the western shores of the arctic regions. It was rr curious fact that Professor Baer found gales from the east, v.hilst Messrs. Deere and Simpson, in their recent enterprise; its the west, had found fogs with westerly gales. In allusion to those intrepid travellers, we might now indulge in thus pleasing hope that they had already achieved the most impori tent geographical problem of modern times, the commnnica, tion of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in those regions. A communication was next read from Lieut.-colonel Don J. Velasquez de Leon on the recently-constructed map of than e3untry. Section F. Medical Science.—The papers read. were b)' Mr. Farr, on tho law of recovery and mortality in spasmodil cholera ; on the action of various substances on the anima! economy ; on abscess of the lungs, by Dr. Barnes; and som observations and experiments on the causes of the sounds ci respiration, by Dr. Spittal. In the evening the great source of attraction was at thr Central Exchange, where a description was given by Pro fessor Babbage, Dr. Robisan, of Armagh, and Professor Will lis, of s.tveral of the objects in the Model Room, and seven, el, mentary principles of the arts. The Duke of Northumber land again presided, and was attended by the same distill' gu'shed personages and numerous audience as upon the ever ing previous. Professor MORkEN, of Belgium, read a paper on the tal.• tivation of the vanilla iu Europe, the practicability of whieb. he illustrated with some very fine specimens of tin fru'ts The subject has generally failed before, but the 'miter con i ders it may be successfutly introduced jar; 411 parts of the tro pics, and even into Europe, where its cultivation would be a matter of great commercial importaneo. Mr. TURNER exhibited a colleotion of insects from the Gold Coast, amongst which was 4 new spec i es o f t h at i nterest i ng genus the Go - liatlais leeetla, which is an object of commercial as well a entomolugical value, as much as 501. hating 13-.seng‘veu for t specimen, whilst 201 to 251. was an ordinary price. Dr. PARNELL, of Edinburgh, describ:d•some British fishes, moat of which were new, Mr. llANoocic read a prim- on the Falco Islandicus. of: authors, in which he suggestedauthors, the existence of two distit;:... species 4 the f a l ( p 4 Q t leeland and of Greenland. PUBLICATIONS. This day was published, Second Edition, price 55., W A L L A C E: An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. 0 By MURDO YOUNG. " Full of force, fire, and enthusiasm—the production of a man of a poetic and patriotic spirit."—Blackwood's Magazine, June. London : Longman and Co. FICTITIOUS CHECKS. Some simpleton has been in the habit of dropping died: and orders for money in the streets at night. Two of these within three weeks, having fortunately fralen into good hand have been immediately taken to Messrr.. Hoare, the bankers, i Fleet-street, on whom they were drawn, and at once pre nounced to be of no value. It Is not improbable that mono might have be2u r;.ised on either of them, as they bear rath( a busir.e;s-like appearance. The following is a copy of letter picked up in the Strand on Wednesday night, on tb' ily•leat of which the ch e ck was written " My dear Son—Understanding from Sir George Free mantle that you arc at present in want of money, I hay written on the other. side a check fur two hundted pound:: and must desire that I receive no further r.pplication you for the next three months at leac . ,t, as I consid, two hundred pounds, with care, will last any your, man, but a spendthrift son like Yourself, at least foe months. During the last twelvemo - otlis you have been in th north you have received from tr.',., at various times, 1,500 . which you must be aware my income cannot support. I ha‘, nothing further to add sine I wrote you on Saturday, excel that your poor mother feels much distressed at your cxtravz pint manner of living. If you cannot retrench your expens.,- for my sake, pray endeavour to do so for your poor mother's. " I am, my dear son, your most affectionate father, " JAMES GIBSON." The following is a copy of the cheque:— " Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street.—Please to pay Join Gil son, Eq., or bearer, two hundred pourv.ls, w hich please t place to my account. " JAMES GIBSON•" The letter is dated " Grosvenor-square, August 21," por ports to be franked.by Lori John Russell, and is addressed t " Jobu (.7;ibson, Esq. Whitby, Yorkshire." Inc older above alluded to wa; picked up by a policema also in the Strand, and was in the same hand-writing as th, above letter, but signed " Miles." It was fur 1,2004 regret to learn that Om . ----_,,---._ - in c. tlm salmon fishint • The • thionalicut the nori hem counties. _Toy, our most im•. , I ,T N ic c :;Ed N ( , . V s . c e ieney `" • . which yields rental of B,OA/. per annum, is th is MillA L a Nt great oN andl rgi porta:A river,..., . . t ear nearly two-thirts.s deficient ; the Btauly is one-ht:lf, an' the Ness has literaliy not been :Twill fishing. The Shiu, Cat Icy, and Canon, which rust into the Kyle of Sutherland, sr which are celebrated ; 1 9 salmon streams, have been also vet. u ; irroductive. " A ne unproductiveness of the sa l mon r i vers t late years . . a ust proceed trem some general cause, which ti I ,- - Ilturc has as yet sought in vain to . .,gIS . remedy; but latter: the incessant rains and heavy floods have tended rnaterial):y -, increaEe the evil.—lnverness COL:Tier.